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TIL that the most southern building in the British Isles is a toilet located in Minquiers, in the island of the same name in Jersey, close to France north coast

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rRe8y TIL Colored gems (e.g. rubies and sapphires) at Tiffany & Co. are a massive ripoff because they do not clearly disclose fracture filling treatments. Infused with "colorless substances to improve color and clarity" is the difference between a $100/carat ruby and a $10000/carat ruby.
0wDvy TIL Tim Curry suffered a stroke in 2012 that left him in a wheel chair. But he is active in politics, and did a live table reading of Rocky Horror Picture Show last year to raise funds for the Democratic Party of Wisconsin
VMNG0 TIL that in the 1920 Presidential election (the first where women were allowed to vote), only 36% of eligible women turned up at the polls, partly due to barriers like poll taxes and literacy tests, both of which are now illegal.
8am74 TIL that even though Jupiter is a massive planet, a day on Jupiter only lasts about 5 hours because it's rotating at 28,000 MPH. By comparison, Earth rotates at only 1,000 MPH.
epDjn TIL Last year Missouri Highway patrol accidentally sent out an Amber alert for the "residents of Gotham to be on the lookout for a purple/green 1978 Dodge 3700 GT sedan, with license plate “UKIDME"" From Batman 1989